Shrub with colorful flowers (6)

I believe the answer is:

azalea

(Other definitions for azalea that I've seen before include "Colourful shrub related to rhododendron" , "Showy flowering shrub" , "flower" , "Rhododendron subgenus" , "Type of rhododendron" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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